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anak

Pronunciation: /ˈanak/

“anak” is a Malay word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A person's child.
  2. An animal or plant's progeny or young.
  3. A part, or component of a whole; a constituent.
  4. A small version of something; a model of reduced scale; a miniature.
  5. One who belongs to a group; a member.
  6. A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place; a native.

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Malay انق (anak), from Proto-Malayic *anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

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